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1Obamas Visit to Hiroshima28. Mai 2016
2Interacting with Robot Avatars2. Juli 2016
3Artificial Intelligence: Creative or Copycat?16. Juli 2016
4Costly Drugs Draining Healthcare23. Juli 2016
5Rokusuke Ei: Remembering 'Sukiyaki' Lyricist30. Juli 2016
6Overdoing the Low-Carb Diet6. Aug. 2016
7To Die in Peace3. Sept. 2016
8Japan's Manufacturing Revolution10. Sept. 2016
9Threat of Chinese 'Super Copies'17. Sept. 2016
10Japan's 'New Approach' to Russia24. Sept. 2016
11Tsukiji Relocation Chaos: Interview with Tokyo Governor1. Okt. 2016
12Japan's Maverick Ohsumi Wins Nobel8. Okt. 2016
13Facing Reality: Japan's Need for Foreign Workers15. Okt. 2016
1Renewable Energy Shift: China Targets Japan13. Jan. 2018
2Cash in Trash: A Surge in Lost Items20. Jan. 2018
3Reducing Pet-culling: Is "No-Kill" the Answer27. Jan. 2018
4Dash Cams: A Revolution in Road Safety3. Feb. 2018
5$530 Million Gone: Reality Check for Cryptocurrencies10. Feb. 2018
6Hackers vs. Hackers: Chasing Cryptocurrency Thieves3. März 2018
7Fukushima "Heroes" 7 Years On: Refusing Health Survey10. März 2018
8Drug Smugglers Target Japan7. Apr. 2018
9"Chinalizing" Africa: Impact of the Belt & Road14. Apr. 2018
10Manga Industry Threatened: Chasing Pirate Site Operators21. Apr. 2018
11"Toilet Revolution": Japan's Technology Wows the World28. Apr. 2018
12China's Waste Import Ban: Environmental Wake-up Call12. Mai 2018
13Trash Hoarding: A Working-Age Illness19. Mai 2018
14'Shoplifters' Grabs 2018 Palme d'Or26. Mai 2018
15Living Factories: The Promise of Synthetic Biology2. Juni 2018
16'Cutting-edge' Cancer Therapies: Hope or Hoax?9. Juni 2018
17Too Old To Drive?16. Juni 2018
18The Forgotten Generation at 40: A Looming Social Crisis23. Juni 2018
19DIY Biology: Hope or Hazard?30. Juni 2018
20Sons as Caregivers: Men Struggle with New Challenge7. Juli 2018
21Breaking Down Japan's Deadliest Rain Disaster in Decades10. Juli 2018
22Thai Cave Miracle: How the Mission Became Possible14. Juli 2018
23Millennial Sex: What's Goin' On?20. Juli 2018
24Aegis Ashore: Does Japan Really Need It?27. Juli 2018
25Final Letters of Aum Cult Members3. Aug. 2018
26Pros & Cons of Digital Forensics31. Aug. 2018
27Ad Fraud: The Dark Side of Digital Advertising7. Sept. 2018
28Typhoon Jebi: Scenes of Terror14. Sept. 2018
29Fashion in Flames: Tackling Overproduction21. Sept. 2018
30Words to Live By: Letters from Kirin Kiki28. Sept. 2018
31"Honjo-ism": Interview with 2018 Nobel Winner12. Okt. 2018
32Living with Breast Cancer19. Okt. 2018
33Bottoms Up: How Japanese Whisky Conquered the World26. Okt. 2018
34Tasty High-Tech Rice: Japan's Farming Revolution2. Nov. 2018
35Nowhere to Go: Dealing with Plastic Waste9. Nov. 2018
36Toshiba Strives to Make a Comeback16. Nov. 2018
37Ghosn's Arrest: How His Leadership Failed23. Nov. 2018
38Developmental Disorders: No Longer a Workplace Barrier30. Nov. 2018
39Surge in Foreign Workers: Japan Struggles to Live in Harmony7. Dez. 2018
40Setting Up People with Dementia: How They Are Recruited by Criminals14. Dez. 2018
1Evidence-based Care: A New Approach to Dementia19. Jan. 2019
2One-Click Scam: Fake Ads on Social Media26. Jan. 2019
3Ghosn Shock: Fate of Renault-Nissan Alliance2. Feb. 2019
4China Shock? Impact of China's Slowdown9. Feb. 2019
5Personal Scores: The New Era of Social Credit16. Feb. 2019
6Scrolling the Brain Away: Dangers of Smartphone Dependence23. Feb. 2019
7Part-Timers' Prank Videos: Ongoing Business Risk2. März 2019
8Stephen Hawking's Final Message9. März 2019
9Living Off Scraps: How to Reduce Food Waste13. Apr. 2019
10Reflections on Natural Death: Myoyu Tamaoki, Buddhist Nurse20. Apr. 2019
11Toxic Parenting: Breaking the Cycle26. Apr. 2019
12Keeping Our Jobs in the AI Age17. Mai 2019
13Sexual Abuse but Not Guilty: Victims Call for Legal Changes24. Mai 2019
14Followers for Sale: The Dark Side of Web Marketing1. Juni 2019
15Nursing Home Abuse: What's Behind the Rise?7. Juni 2019
16Try Living Without Plastic22. Juni 2019
17Hong Kong's Mass Protests: Growing Fears of 'Chinaization'28. Juni 2019
18Tired and Disillusioned: Foreign Students in Japan5. Juli 2019
19Hayabusa2's Asteroid Mission: Behind the Scenes19. Juli 2019
20Japan's Ancient Burial Mounds: Mysteries of World Heritage Tombs26. Juli 2019
21A Safer Tokyo 2020: Beating the Heat and Gridlock2. Aug. 2019
22The Gifted: Coping with Hidden Genius6. Sept. 2019
23After Freedom of Expression - Art Exhibit Cancelled Under Threat13. Sept. 2019
24Patients in Restraints: How Can We Avoid the Practice?20. Sept. 2019
25TEPCO Exec Trial: Revelations on what led to Fukushima27. Sept. 2019
26On the Hunt for Fake Reviews4. Okt. 2019
27Fat: The Sixth Sense of Taste11. Okt. 2019
28Interview with Akira Yoshino: 2019 Nobel Chemistry Prize Winner18. Okt. 2019
29AI Recruitment: Benefits and Challenges1. Nov. 2019
30Over-medicated: The Dangers of Polypharmacy8. Nov. 2019
31Myopia Crisis: Shining a Light on Hidden Health Risks15. Nov. 2019
32New Sake Revolution22. Nov. 2019
33Cancer at a Working Age: Coping with the Initial Anxiety29. Nov. 2019
34Is Physical Restraint Necessary? Medical Workers Weigh In6. Dez. 2019
35Child Abuse: Parents Making a New Start13. Dez. 2019
1Death on a Live Stream: Why One Man Climbed Mt. Fuji in Winter17. Jan. 2020
2Digital Money Revolution24. Jan. 2020
3App Empowers Groping Victims31. Jan. 2020
4Surviving Cancer and Having a Baby7. Feb. 2020
5Japanese Chocolates Take on the World21. Feb. 2020
6New Coronavirus Threatens Global Economy28. Feb. 2020
7Fight Against COVID-19: Report From Japan's Frontline6. März 2020
89 Years on: Fukushima Evacuees Still Feeling Pain13. März 2020
9COVID-19: Can Tokyo Avoid a Lockdown?3. Apr. 2020
10COVID-19: Hospitals Pushed to the Limit9. Apr. 2020
11Tokyo 2020 Postponed: Athletes Left in Limbo10. Apr. 2020
12COVID-19: Doctors Fight to Save Lives17. Apr. 2020
13Spot Report: A Famous Shopping Street's Unsettling Spring24. Apr. 2020
14Fighting the Coronavirus with Big Data25. Apr. 2020
15Freelancing During the Pandemic28. Apr. 2020
16Cultural Crisis as Virus Kills off Events5. Mai 2020
17Coronavirus Layoffs: A Bus Company's Struggle for Survival6. Mai 2020
18Coronavirus Crisis: Nursing Care on the Brink8. Mai 2020
19Managing Stress During Pandemic15. Mai 2020
20COVID-19: Japan Struggles to Provide Tests16. Mai 2020
21COVID-19: Threat of Sudden Health Decline21. Mai 2020
22Road to Recovery: Tourism in a Post-Pandemic World23. Mai 2020
23COVID-19: Families Open Up About Silent Grief29. Mai 2020
24Coronavirus Crisis: Changes to Japan's Food Supply30. Mai 2020
25Coronavirus Housing Crisis5. Juni 2020
26The Fight Against Cyber-Bullying: Reality Star's Death Sparks Debate10. Juni 2020
27Shop Owners' Struggle: Surviving the State of Emergency12. Juni 2020
28Coronavirus Crisis: Overcoming Stigma and Abuse17. Juni 2020
29Antibody Testing: Bracing for the Second Wave of COVID-1919. Juni 2020
30Life After the Virus: Former Patients Speak Out26. Juni 2020
31COVID-19: Untold Stories of Life and Death3. Juli 2020
32Predicting the Virus with Big Data10. Juli 2020
33Pandemic Increases Online Shopping Pitfalls17. Juli 2020
34Frontline Response to Resurgent Virus24. Juli 2020
35Supporting "Hikikomori": Social Isolation Amid a Pandemic31. Juli 2020
36Lest We Forget: The Struggle to Pass on War Memories7. Aug. 2020
37COVID-19: Frontline Battle with "Second Wave"4. Sept. 2020
38Pandemic Spawns New Kind of Loan Shark11. Sept. 2020
39Batten Down the Hatches: Life in the Super Typhoon Era18. Sept. 2020
40Kurosawa Kiyoshi in the Limelight: Venice Award - Winner Talks Film2. Okt. 2020
41Growing Uncertainty over US Presidential Race9. Okt. 2020
42Inside the "Click Fraud" Industry16. Okt. 2020
43Life in a Post-Pandemic World: Women Lead Push for Sustainability23. Okt. 2020
44Traditional Culture at Risk: Pandemic Hits Historic Businesses30. Okt. 2020
45Small Scale Farming: A Lifestyle for the Post-Pandemic World13. Nov. 2020
46How Will Japan Change Without "Hanko"?20. Nov. 2020
47Are the Tokyo Games Possible? - Int'l Gymnastics Meet Held as Test27. Nov. 2020
48A Workplace Where Women Can Shine: Overcoming Innate Gender Bias4. Dez. 2020
49In Search of the Stolen Pigs: The Plight of Vietnamese Technical Trainees11. Dez. 2020
50Hayabusa2: Secrets of Japan's Asteroid Mission18. Dez. 2020
1How to Prevent Worst-Case COVID-19 Surge: Latest Findings Provide the Key15. Jan. 2021
2Frontline of COVID-19 Fight: An Escalating Medical Crisis22. Jan. 2021
3Goodbye, Izakaya? Japanese Pubs at Crossroads29. Jan. 2021
4Mobile Finance Revolution Driven by Pandemic5. Feb. 2021
5Pandemic Hits Troubled Teens19. Feb. 2021
6Myanmar Coup: Future of the Protests26. Feb. 2021
7Storytelling Bus Tour: 2011 Tsunami Survivors Keep Memories Alive5. März 2021
8Diving for a Missing Daughter: Ten Years After 3.11 Tsunami19. März 2021
9Live Streaming E-commerce: Sales Booming During the Pandemic9. Apr. 2021
10Lost Education: "Voluntarily Absent" During the Pandemic16. Apr. 2021
11Living with Family, but All Alone: Solitary Deaths in Japan23. Apr. 2021
12Coronavirus Variants Changing the Stakes14. Mai 2021
13Sustainable Fashion: Clothes for a Better Future21. Mai 2021
14Braving the Storm: Novice Nurses During the Pandemic28. Mai 2021
15Kariko and Yamanaka: Pioneering Scientists Discuss Covid Vaccines4. Juni 2021
16The Battle Between Variants and Vaccines17. Juni 2021
17Bidding Goodbye to Companies: Lifestyle Shift in an Era of Longevity25. Juni 2021
18Corona-Driven "Easy Money": Will the Party Continue?2. Juli 2021
19Halting Virus Variants: Infection Paths and Preventive Strategies9. Juli 2021
20"Put Yourself in Someone Else's Shoes": How to Bridge the Gender Gap16. Juli 2021
21Dying in Japan: Foreign Residents Struggle to Find Graves10. Sept. 2021
22Hoping to Conceive: Sperm Donation in the Social Media Age17. Sept. 2021
23Bidding Farewell Without Regret: Changing Trends in the Way We Mourn1. Okt. 2021
24"No More Dropouts" — High School as a Safety Net8. Okt. 2021
25Social Prescribing: Tackling Isolation in the COVID Era15. Okt. 2021
26Timeless Legacy of "Golgo 13": Artist Saito Takao Drawing on Human Nature22. Okt. 2021
27"Stigmatized Properties" — Dark Truth of Japanese Society29. Okt. 2021
28General Election in Japan: Voters Look Beyond Pandemic5. Nov. 2021
29"Social Tipping" — Fans Fall into Livestreaming Pitfall12. Nov. 2021
30"Never Give Up" — Atomic Bomb Survivor's Final Message19. Nov. 2021
31Peter 2.0: Living as a Cyborg3. Dez. 2021
32Cage-Free Eggs Highlight Animal Welfare10. Dez. 2021
33New Space Age: Private Companies Take on Final Frontier17. Dez. 2021
1New Year, New Society? — Key Figures Share their Thoughts14. Jan. 2022
2Young Survivors Find Their Voice: 27 Years since Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake21. Jan. 2022
3Cybercrime Thriving in Pandemic: Japan a Major Target28. Jan. 2022
4Japan's Elderly Care Going Digital4. Feb. 2022
5Confessions of an Ex-Radical: Fifty Years after the Asama Sanso Incident4. März 2022
611 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake: Young Survivors Open Up to Families11. März 2022
711 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake: School Ruins Reconnect Survivors18. März 2022
8Information War in Ukraine: The Battle for Truth15. Apr. 2022
9North Korea Ramps up Missile Program: Global Divisions Fuel Urge to Arm22. Apr. 2022
10From Kids' Comics to Black Comedy: The Life of Fujiko Fujio (A)29. Apr. 2022
11Changing Gender Stereotypes via Education13. Mai 2022
12The Murky World of "No. 1" Rankings: How Marketing Misleads Consumers20. Mai 2022
1350 Years Since Okinawa's Reversion to Japan: Bridging History with the Future29. Mai 2022
14Japan's Fried Chicken Craze: What's Behind the 'Karaage' Business Boom?10. Juni 2022
15Ant Attack: Fight Against Invasive Species17. Juni 2022
16Secret Power of Bacteria: How Gut Health Shapes Our Well-being24. Juni 2022
17Ukraine Cyberwar: Battlefield With No Borders8. Juli 2022
18Waste Not, Want Not: Unused Fish Find Favor at Dinner Table15. Juli 2022
19Heatstroke Misconceptions: Beat the Heat with the Right Knowledge22. Juli 2022
20Ties Revealed: Former Unification Church and Japan's Politicians9. Sept. 2022
21A New Generation of Idols: How Tech is Bridging the Gap with Fans16. Sept. 2022
22Spousal Organ Transplants: New Option Leads to New Challenges23. Sept. 2022
2320 Years after Japan-North Korea Summit: Can Lessons Help Bring Home All Abductees?7. Okt. 2022
24Vacant House Investment: Finding Value in Abandoned Homes14. Okt. 2022
25Russia Turns to Africa: New Ties in Face of Global Isolation21. Okt. 2022
26Authentic Chinese Cuisine Arrives in Japan: A Sign of a New Age in Bilateral Ties?4. Nov. 2022
27Are We as Eco-friendly as We Think? — The True Cost of Going Green11. Nov. 2022
28Is Free Delivery Truly "Free"? — Truckers Struggle with Long Hours, Low Pay18. Nov. 2022
29Anatomy of a Flawed Investigation: Machine Maker Snared in Export Control Net2. Dez. 2022
30Digging for Answers: The Growing Threat to Japan's Onsen9. Dez. 2022
31Turning Back to Nuclear Power? ― Debate Over Japan's Energy Mix16. Dez. 2022
32Anime Director Makoto Shinkai: Depicting Disasters Through Storytelling23. Dez. 2022
1#RegrettingMotherhood: Japanese Women Reflect on Experience20. Jan. 2023
2Tokyo Makeover: The Megalopolis Transforms for the Future27. Jan. 2023
3Another Giant Leap for Mankind: New Space Race for Settlement on the Moon3. Feb. 2023
4Better Off Abroad: Young People Leaving 'Cheap Japan'17. Feb. 2023
5More Than a Game: Japan's Trading Card Bubble24. Feb. 2023
6Playing to Understand the World: New Video Games Open up Real-life Experiences3. März 2023
7Russia's Transfer of Ukrainian Children: Abduction or Protection?14. Apr. 2023
8ChatGPT: Learning to Live with the Revolutionary AI21. Apr. 2023
9Japanese Prime Minister Attacked: Looking into the Security and Motives28. Apr. 2023
10Investigating Ukraine's Missing Children13. Mai 2023
11The "Air Mobility Revolution": How will Flying Cars Change our Lives?19. Mai 2023
12Over-tourism: Handling the Post-COVID Rebound26. Mai 2023
13G7 Hiroshima Summit: Were the Voices of the People Heard?2. Juni 2023
14Japan's Architectural Legacy at Crossroads9. Juni 2023
15Designing Out Waste: Circular Fashion Shifts Consumer Choices16. Juni 2023
16"Who Am I?" ― Left in Dark by Donor Insemination30. Juni 2023
17Not a Single Minute to Waste: How to Make the Most of Your Time7. Juli 2023
18One Year after Abe's Fatal Shooting: Have Former Unification Church and Politicians Changed?14. Juli 2023
19Hunt for the Missing $620 Million: North Korea's Hidden Source of Money21. Juli 2023
20Fukushima Daiichi Treated and Diluted Water Release: How to Spread Understanding8. Sept. 2023
21What if it Happened? — Simulating Nuclear War15. Sept. 2023
22Japanese Agriculture Endangered: Going Organic to Protect Farms22. Sept. 2023
23Away from the Tourist Trail: Japan's Hidden Gems See Rise in Numbers6. Okt. 2023
24Power to the People: Home Solar Panels Tackle Rising Bills13. Okt. 2023
25Shingles on the Rise: New Risks as Virus Hits 1 in 3 in Japan20. Okt. 2023
26Fujii Sota's Eight Crowns: How the King of Shogi Beat the Odds3. Nov. 2023
27Alternative Eats: Can Food Tech Feed the Future?10. Nov. 2023
28Gendered Innovations: Improving Healthcare for All17. Nov. 2023
29Japanese Fish Going Global: Export Battles in a Booming Market1. Dez. 2023
30The Global Boiling Era: Part 1 "Climate Refugees"8. Dez. 2023
31The Global Boiling Era: Part 2 The Fight to Save Forests16. Dez. 2023
1Tokyo Haneda Airport Collision: Critical Decisions that Saved Lives19. Jan. 2024
2"I will decide how I am" — Message from Author Nishi Kanako27. Jan. 2024
3Generative AI: Copyright Thief or Creative Genius?2. Feb. 2024
4Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Wajima Vows to Rebuild Historic Market17. Feb. 2024
5Five-star Gold Rush: Impact of Foreign-operated Hotels on Japanese Society23. Feb. 2024
6Japan's Booming Stock Market: Another Bubble or Real Growth?1. März 2024
7What's Holding up Reconstruction in Noto?: Quake Victims Tell of Financial Struggle19. Apr. 2024
8Hamburger Economics: What Sizzling Prices Reveal about Japan's Economy26. Apr. 2024
9Fighting Fake Ads: The Spread of Investment Frauds on Social Media17. Mai 2024
10The Third Military Revolution: How AI Will Change the Battlefield24. Mai 2024
11Small Businesses Thrive: Enlivening the Community with Personality31. Mai 2024
12Emerging Threats: Super-Resistant Mosquitoes and Dengue Fever7. Juni 2024
13Yen at 34-Year Low: How Can Japan Overcome a Historic Currency Crisis?14. Juni 2024
14Bureaucrats in Distress: Why Japan's Government Officials are Stretched Thin28. Juni 2024
15PFAS Chemicals: Tracking Sources and Health Risks5. Juli 2024
16Six Months after Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Can Rural Communities Survive?12. Juli 2024
17Mt. Fuji's New Entry Rules: Can They Keep Careless Hikers Safe?19. Juli 2024
18First-ever Mega-quake Advisory: What Can Be Learned From Confusion6. Sept. 2024
19Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Learning From First Responders13. Sept. 2024
20Unlocking the Secrets to Longevity: The Billion-Dollar Quest for Longer, Healthier Life20. Sept. 2024
21My Home is Hot! — Rethinking Housing in the 'Era of Global Boiling'4. Okt. 2024
22Another Disaster for Quake-Hit Noto: Record Rain, Flooding Break Spirits11. Okt. 2024
23"Black Rain" The Unsettled Question Left by the Atomic Bomb18. Okt. 2024
24Beyond the Nobel Peace Prize: Survivors' Fight Goes on for a Nuclear-Free World1. Nov. 2024
25Japan's Gastronomy Tourism: Key to Regional Revival?8. Nov. 2024
26Uneven Healthcare Crisis: Dual Challenges Facing Japan's Hospitals15. Nov. 2024
27Is My Pension Enough? Risks Awaiting Japanese Women in Retirement22. Nov. 2024
28A Champion Born from Change: Japan's World-Conquering Go Player2. Dez. 2024
29Is Your Condo Quake Resistant? — For Current & Future Owners6. Dez. 2024
30Realty Fraud Targeting Seniors: How to Avoid Scam Sales Deals9. Dez. 2024
31Medical Incidents: How Doctors Become "Repeaters"13. Dez. 2024
32Restoring Cognitive Health: Key Lies in Combining 4 Strategies20. Dez. 2024
33Art of Sake Joins UN Heritage List23. Dez. 2024
1From Survivors to Victims: Disaster-Related Deaths After Noto Earthquake17. Jan. 2025
2Japanese Elections in 2024: The Impact of Social Media24. Jan. 2025
3Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries: The Dark Side of Art and Collectibles31. Jan. 2025
430 Years Since Hanshin-Awaji Quake: Challenge of Preserving Memories14. Feb. 2025
5Unusual Flu Season: What's Behind Record Wave of Infections17. Feb. 2025
6Plastics in Our Bodies: Emerging Health Risk21. Feb. 2025
7Recipes for Survival: How To Save Japan's Disappearing Ramen Shops24. Feb. 2025
8'Deathonomics': How Russia is Enjoying Growth28. Feb. 2025
9Behind Closed Doors: Supporting Families With Mental Illness3. März 2025
10Cashing in on Spare Time: How "Spot Work" is Changing Japan10. Apr. 2025
1130 Years in Darkness: Children of the Cult After the Tokyo Sarin Attack11. Apr. 2025
12"Why I Really Quit": Taking on Workplace Sexual Harassment17. Apr. 2025
13E-scooter Accidents on the Rise: How to Balance Safety and Convenience?18. Apr. 2025
14When Devices Explode: The Hidden Risks of Lithium-Ion Batteries24. Apr. 2025
15Japan's Logistics Crisis: Challenges From Working Hour Reform25. Apr. 2025
16Japan's COVID Vaccine Woes: Slow Relief, Hard Lessons15. Mai 2025
17Home-Visit Care Crisis: Emerging Barriers To Aging in Place16. Mai 2025
18Learning to Say How You Feel: Emotional Literacy Helps Prevent Violence, Crime22. Mai 2025
19Protection vs. Freedom: Children's Social Media Use23. Mai 2025
20Management: Promotion or Punishment? — How Japan is Rethinking Leadership Roles5. Juni 2025
21Loneliness Claims Young Lives: The Truth Behind Solitary Deaths6. Juni 2025
22Broken Trust: When Attorneys Exploit Fraud Victims12. Juni 2025
23Your Account Could Be Next: Japanese Trading Sites Under Attack13. Juni 2025
24Drinking to a Better Life: Non-Alcoholic Beverages Are Transforming Japan19. Juni 2025
25Aging Hospitals, Rising Costs: Japan's Urban Medical System in Crisis20. Juni 2025
26Seeking a Partner Later in Life3. Juli 2025
27Tokyo's 'Baby Hatch': Lifeline for Newborns and Their Mothers4. Juli 2025
28"We Want You!": The Heated Tug of War Over Foreign Workers10. Juli 2025
29Living With Cancer: Patients Burdened by Costs11. Juli 2025
30"Last Letter": Changing Views of Death in Japan17. Juli 2025
31Japan's Space Ambitions: From Moonshots to Market Strategy18. Juli 2025
32Car Theft on the Rise: Who Steals Them, Where Do They Go?24. Juli 2025
33Find Your 'Just Right': Home Cooking That Lets You Be Free25. Juli 2025
34Our Diet in the Age of Extreme Heat4. Sept. 2025
35Brain Drain in Trump's America: Global Hunt for Talent5. Sept. 2025
36Don't Sweat It! - New Solutions for Perspiration Problems11. Sept. 2025
37AI Accelerates Drug Repositioning: Unlocking New Potential of Existing Medicines12. Sept. 2025
38Rethinking Retrials: Saving the Innocent in Japan's Courts18. Sept. 2025
39The Hidden Threat Below: Japan's Aging Sewer System19. Sept. 2025
40Seaweed Power: Harnessing the Ocean's Hidden Potential2. Okt. 2025
41Redefining Life With Dementia: New Opportunities in the Workplace3. Okt. 2025
42Bear Attacks in Japan Residential Areas Face Growing Threat9. Okt. 2025
43The Midlife Crisis : How to Find Your Way Out10. Okt. 2025
44Rebuilding in the Midst of Conflict : New Developments in Ukraine16. Okt. 2025
45Predicting Bands of Heavy Rain : Scientists Fight for Higher Accuracy17. Okt. 2025
46iPS Cell Therapy: Transforming the Future of Medicine23. Okt. 2025
47A Tick Bite Can Be Deadly: Doctors Warn as Infection Spreads in Japan24. Okt. 2025
48Unusual Boom in Property Market: What's Driving Housing Price Surge in Japan6. Nov. 2025
49More Than Books: Libraries as Community Hubs7. Nov. 2025
50Japan's Fermented Food Crisis: Challenges Amid Global Boom13. Nov. 2025
51Fighting the Yips: The Life-Eroding Disorder14. Nov. 2025
52AI Robot Revolution: Impact on Caregiving20. Nov. 2025
53Inside the 'Black Box' Hospital: Hidden Crisis in Japan's Psychiatric Care21. Nov. 2025
54Amazon on the Brink: Global Impact of Deforestation4. Dez. 2025
55Japan's "Foreigner Anxiety": How Misinformation and Complaints Fuel Unease5. Dez. 2025
56Japan's Bear Threat Continues: What's Pushing Them Into Human Habitats?11. Dez. 2025
57Threats from Above: Tackling Nuclear Plant Drone Intrusions12. Dez. 2025
58Battery Fire Crisis: Defective Products Pose Serious Risk18. Dez. 2025
59Shorter Hours With Regular Status: Win-Win Model for Workers, Employers?19. Dez. 2025
1Braking Point: The Science of Safe Driving as We Age15. Jan. 2026
2The 'Land of Gold' Returns: Eyes Turn to Japan Amid Record Prices16. Jan. 2026
3Have You Written by Hand Lately? — The Value of Handwriting in the Digital Age22. Jan. 2026
4Aging Well: The Most Private Challenge23. Jan. 2026
5Sushi's New Era: Challenges Transform Japan's Food Culture29. Jan. 2026
6Tourism Dream or Local Nightmare? Japan's 'Minpaku' Private Lodging Struggles30. Jan. 2026
7Closer Than Friends or Family? — Turning to AI for Companionship5. Feb. 2026
8Hospice-Style Housing: New Option Emerges for End-Of-Life Care6. Feb. 2026
9Former PM Abe Shooting Trial: What the Attacker Told the Court5. März 2026
10Chewing Well: Health Benefits for Young and Old6. März 2026
1115 Years Since Fukushima: The Plant Chief's Final Message2. Apr. 2026
12Global Quest for Rare Earths: Surviving China's Dominance3. Apr. 2026
13Silent Pandemic: The Dangers of Drug-Resistant Bacteria9. Apr. 2026
14Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood? The Pros and Cons of Data Centers10. Apr. 2026
15The Toy Gun That Wasn't: In Search of 17,000 Weapons16. Apr. 2026
16Hidden Undernutrition: How to Improve Your Diet17. Apr. 2026
17Trapped in Poverty: The Darker Side of the Gig Economy14. Mai 2026
18Booming Character Economy: Why Adults Fall for Mascots15. Mai 2026
19"Cuba's Next" — Trump's Strategy Shakes Latin America21. Mai 2026
20Pets in an Aging Society: Who Will Care When Owners Can't22. Mai 2026
21Betrayed by Forensics: Why DNA Analysis Was Manipulated4. Juni 2026
22Negligent or Dangerous Driving?: Addressing the Legal Ambiguity5. Juni 2026
23From White Collar to Skilled Trade: The Resurgence of Hands-on Work11. Juni 2026
24Buy Now, Pay Later: Convenience or Debt Trap?12. Juni 2026
25What the Authentic Cuisine Boom Mirrors: Report From a Tokyo Multinational Town2. Juli 2026
26Stay With Me: J-Pop Classics Return as Modern Hits3. Juli 2026
27AI Transforming Warfare: Military Use Poses New Threats9. Juli 2026
28Japan's Bears on Red Alert: Countering Wild Threat With Science10. Juli 2026
29Get Ready for UV: How to Protect Ourselves During the Summer16. Juli 2026
30Treasures in Your Home! Japan's Booming Secondhand Market17. Juli 2026
31Cost of Convenience: The Quest To Curb Self-Checkout Theft23. Juli 2026
32Redevelopment Reviewed: Japan's Smart New Way to Build24. Juli 2026
33Too Hot To Work: Fighting Workplace Heatstroke3. Sept. 2026
34Fire Insurance Fraud: What's Behind Serial Arson in Vacant Buildings?4. Sept. 2026
351985 Japan Airlines Disaster: Continuing Quest for Truth10. Sept. 2026
36Mythos Arrives: Promise and Peril in the Frontier AI Era11. Sept. 2026
372026 Kumamoto Earthquake: One Family's Struggle to Rebuild17. Sept. 2026
38Graves and Remains Vanish: Urban Temple Land Targeted18. Sept. 2026
39Japan's Middle Class in Crisis: Where Has "Normal" Life Gone?1. Okt. 2026
40Japan's Longest Economic Boom: Do We Really Feel the Growth?2. Okt. 2026
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